Hi, my name's Patrick. You probably know this already since you're looking at my website, but I have no clue how to start writing this about page. What's your name? Wait that's not how this works...
“What do you keep in all of these notebooks? ‘cause that’s a whole lot of notebooks.”
I'm just a typical millennial growing up in Melbourne. I love expensive barista made coffee, have a glorious beard, and have some vain hope of owning a house in this city.
Oh, and I love telling stories. There's a wondrous story to be told about anything. That's the best part about life, you can find stories everywhere you look.
Storytelling pervades every part of what I do, from journalism to playing Dungeons and Dragons in my spare time.
Cross-Platform Journalist
The 21st century journalist needs a diverse set of skills to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment. Gone are the days of specialising in a specific form of media, we have to be across everything!
As someone with a diverse range of media experience, I have the skills to provide a valuable addition to any newsroom or publisher:
Hands-on radio production experience with ABC's Statewide Drive program
Experience working in newsrooms through internships with Channel Seven News and ABC
Proven photographic experience through three years of event photography
Excellent on-camera personality and video editing experience from six years of producing Youtube videos
Established history of teamwork and collaboration through group projects and NGO projects
Consistent proven ability to take initiative and manage workload through self-employment, retail work and overseas NGO work
Excellent interpersonal skills developed through customer service roles
Experience transcribing video and audio files
Established internet research skills, locating people through social media
Proficiency in industry standard applications (iNews, AP ENPS, NETIA, Quantel, Aurora, etc.)
Proficient with all commonly used social media platforms
For a full CV, you can contact me here.